It's the 40th anniversary of the Nike Swoosh. Designer Carolyn Davidson talks about creating the symbol when she was a college student. She's happy no one recognizes her: Although her symbol is ...

pioneers caught their first glimpse of the black, curvy checkmark, the graphic designer waited patiently for a reaction. Nothing. Then, what else you got? Carolyn Davidson, pushing back ...

1. by Brendan Dunne. Did you know that the woman who designed Nike's Swoosh logo only charged the company $35 for her work? Carolyn Davidson, the mind behind the now-ubiquitous mark, ended up ...

Davidson designed the swoosh, perhaps the most recognizable logo of the 20th century. She was paid just $35 for her work. “Well, I don’t love it,” Phil Knight is ...

The team behind Portland-based Nike’s marketing has been coming up with innovative ads since 23-year-old graphic designer Carolyn Davidson invented The Swoosh in 1971 (she was paid $35, but don ...

Meet Carolyn Davidson, ... Since we're celebrating women's month in South Africa, we decided to take a look into graphic design to see which iconic women helped to get us here. 24 Aug 2017.

1. Few logos can rival the iconic stature of the Nike Swoosh. The price paid for the Swoosh when it was first created, $35, is almost as famous as the logo itself.

Nike paid designer Carolyn Davidson $35 for its “swoosh” logo, but she was also given a gold ring and shares in the company years later. This article was produced by the Reuters Fact Check ...